DATForum
Building Digital Access for all
The Role of Digital Assistive Technology Today and Tomorrow
The event will explore the lessons learned from the last 25 years of access to Digital Technology and explores the implications of those lessons in a fast-changing technological and social landscape.
This event offers a unique opportunity to learn from industry leaders, share insights, and expand your professional network.
Accessibility
The event will be held in English with a live translation into French/English and English/French The conference will take place at FIAP a fully accessible venue in the heart of Paris on April 2-3 2025
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Confirmed Speakers
Philip ROBINSON – General Manager POSSUM LTD
Nicola GENCARELLI – Head of Technological Research ASPHI fundation
David BANES – General Secretary – DATEurope
Tove CHRISTANSSON – General Manager – ABILIA
Evert-Jan HOOGERWERF – General Secretary GAATO
Joël PANSARD – Assistive Technology dpt funder – PROTEOR
David GILBERT – General Manager – PRETORIAN
Nicolas MAZARS – Head of inclusive market – ACAPELA Group
Simon POOLE – CTO – SMARTBOX AT
Hector MINTO – Director Commercial Accessibility – MICROSOFT
Bart NOE – General Manager – JABBLA
Luc DE WITT – Lecturer in Healthcare Technology – The Hague University
Karen REYES – ATScale
Nils NORMELL – President Euroworld – TOBII DYNAVOX
Pascale KOLB – Partnership manager – Assurance dépendance
Siobhan LONG – National Manager, AT Training Service – Enable Ireland
Bryan BOYLE – Lecturer – Cork University
Bob SAGOO – Communication Matters
Sandrine HENRIQUET – Occupational Therapist – Assurance Dépendance
Nicolas BIARD – Assistive Technology Project Manager – CNSA
Fiore CAPONE- General Manager – ACTIVE COMMUNICATION
Alan VINOT – General Manager – BOMPARD ASSOCIATION
Hélène PAOLETTI – Director of offer transformation -CNSA
Céline POULET – GS – Inter-ministerial Committee on Disability
Mary LAVENDER -Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust
Annalu WALLER – Professor- Dundee university
Phillipe AUBERT – Member of French CNCPH
Inmaculada Placencia PORRERO – Senior Expert in Disability and Inclusion – DGEASI
Dougal HAWES – CEO – SMARTBOX Assistive Technology
Arno LIBERT – Mindspeaker BCI
Agenda
1-2pm Registration and Networking
2-2.30pm Opening remarks and aims of the event
Welcome by the Co- President of DATEurope Anthony Ruck
Presentation of the conference objectives Raphaël Terrier
2.30-3.30pm How did we get here ?
A review of the state of the art and achievements including the history of the development of digital assistive technology for people with disabilities
Moderated by Gamal Halaga
Speakers
Inmaculada Placencia Porrero, David Gilbert, Joel Pansard, Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, Philip Robinson
A review of the latest innovations and digital solutions for people with disabilities
Nicola Gencarelli, Tove Christiansson, Eduardo Jauregui, Arno Libert
Nils Normell, Tove Linden, Karen Reyes, Luc De Witt
7.30pm Networking Dinner
8.30am Opening and networking
Collaborations between the major technology providers and Digital Assistive Technology industry. How can we work, collaborate and cooperate to improve the solutions available?
Speakers
Nicolas Mazars, Simon Poole, Hector Minto, Bart Noe
Public policies and funding for digital technical aids Discussion on current public policies and future needs to support technical aids
Fiore Capone. Nicolas Biard, Sandrine Henriquet, Pascale Kolb, Siobhan Long
12.30-2pm Lunch
2-3.15pm Understanding Impact – Testimonies and experience
The voices of people with disabilities who use digital assistive technologies, including a review of related research
Moderated by Nadine Farris
Speakers
Bryan Boyle, Bob Sagoo, Phillipe Aubert, Annalu Waller (Video), Mary Lavender
3.15 – 3.30 DATAward
3.30-4pm Coffee break
4-5.00pm Vision for the future and next steps
Discussion on actions to improve and promote the use of digital assistive technology
throughout Europe
Moderated by David Banes
Speakers
Alan Vinot, Helene Paoletti (CNSA), Dougal Hawes, Nils Normell
5-5.30pm Road map from now to the future – Celine Poulet
5.30- 545pm Closing remarks
Raphael Terrier
Christoph Jo Muller
Antony Ruck